Pakhral firing
Pakhral Rajput is a sub clan of Minhas Rajput. The founders of the city and state of Jammu and its rulers from ancient times to 1948. Ancestors of Pakhral Rajputs are mostly Hindus. In the early 18th and 19th centuries mostly Pakhral Rajputs embraced Islam and moved from Jaipur and Rajasthan(India) to Kashmir and Pakistan. Punjab specially the area of Potohar and Azad jamu Kashmir is the origin of Pakhral Rajputs. Mirpur Azad jamu Kashmir and the Rawalpindi District mostly named as the area of Potohar is famous as the area of Pakhral Rajputs. Raja is mostly used as a title in Pakhral Rajputs which is derived from the word Rajput. Still a number of Pakhral Rajputs are living in many regions of Pakistan and India. Pakhral Rajputs have also contributed in the British and Pakistani armies. Raja Muhammad Akbar (of Krakan Sohawa) receive two Medals of Courage (Tamgha-e-Jurrat) in both 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistan War. These people are also known as Zamindar.
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Pakhral
Origin
When Kashmir was sold to Gulab Singh the descendants of Raja Jambu Lochan moved towards Azad Kashmir Pothar Khyber Pakhtoon khawa and other areas it is said that they were in fact four brothers who moved from Kashmir to these areas (today these areas are Rawalpindi(Mastala,Adhi,Natha Chatar,Daultala,Nata,Dhokabdal,Mora Nori etc. )Jehlum, Chakwal (Dhoda,Jandala Pakhral, Ghazial, Khokhar Rajgan and Saba Mohra), Azad Kashmir and some parts of Khyber Pakhtoon khawa). Some of the sons of these four brothers also moved to the modern day places Gujar Khan.
Genealogical family trees
This is a strong tradition that exists amongst the most distinguished of Rajputs of all faiths, the recording of family names and continuance of the family tree. Muslim Rajputs of prominence hold and continue to record their genealogical trees since their Hindu past even after their conversion to Islam, to the present day. Claimants of Rajput heritage will more than likely not have ancestral records of family lineage. Like other Rajputs The People Pakhral Tribe also give a great importance to their Family Tree.